Jack Perkins
Spectrum 26 July 2009
Nothing escapes the the Beagles which sniff incoming baggage at Wellington airport. Audio
Spectrum for 19 July 2009
Myfanwy Van Hoffen moved from Zimbabwe to New Zealand in 2001.This is her story. Audio
Spectrum for 12 July: Half way home
Christchurch's Battered Women's Trust brings hope and helps rebuild shattered lives. Audio
Spectrum for 5 July: City Safari
Orienteering exchanges the backblocks for the Capitals public transport system. Audio
Spectrum for Sunday 28 June
Kids from Thames learning the traditional art of paint making using natural clays, water and oils. Audio
Spectrum for 21 June 2009: Taxidermy
David Jacobs, his father Terry and their team of Taxidermist discussing the family trade. Audio
Spectrum for 14 June 2009
A fabric fair invites fabric-a-holics to clear out their sewing cupboards. Audio
Spectrum for 31 May 2009
Arrowtown celebrates 25 years of its annual Autumn Festivalbut what makes this town so special? Audio
Spectrum for 24 May 2009
Auckland's Bastion Point gun emplacement may be about to re-emerge as a tourist attraction. Audio
Spectrum for 3 May 2009
Flying hot-air balloons: aviation for the daring - and the very very patient. Audio
Spectrum for 26 April 2009
Croation and Maori gather in west Aukland for Tarara Day, which celebrates over 100 years of close connection. Audio
Spectrum for 29 March 2009
A tragic riding accident has failed to extinguish Anthea Gunner's passion for horses. Audio
Spectrum for 1 March 2009
Sichuan-born university professor Bill Willmott takes his New Zealand family back to China. Audio
Spectrum for 15 February 2009
A firm of funeral directors may be black-suited but they're certainly not po-faced. Audio
Murchison '29
A re-creation of the earthquake which devastated the Buller region in June 1929: the destruction, the plight of the refugees, the struggle to break the isolation imposed by the shocks, and the costs… Audio
A Workin On The Whalin O (1988)
Dan Bergin sings of his life as a whaler working out of Great Barrier Island in the 1950s and recalls his work as a deer-culler and bushman. Audio
I Remember Mother's Mother (1988)
Dan Bergin sings a tribute to his Irish grandmother as part of his recollections of Wanganui's Dublin Street and the colourful folk who lived there in the 1930s. Audio